Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism

This module will review the serious issue of plagiarism and how to avoid it. In academic culture, you must clearly identify the origins and source of all ideas and words borrowed from others. Understanding how plagiarism is often “unintentional,” especially in our digital world of “cut and paste,” should further reinforce the lessons in APA Style of Week 1 and help you appropriately credit all your sources.

By the conclusion of this learning module, the user will be able to complete the following module-level learning objectives:

Recognize the characteristics of both intentional and unintentional plagiarism.
Apply formal citation and documentation techniques when summarizing or quoting sources.
Distinguish between original sources and borrowed languages and ideas when writing.

These module level objectives will contribute to meeting the following course-level objectives:

Communicate research findings and original ideas in clear, logical, academic writing.
Write and revise collaboratively for an academic audience.

Module Instructions and Checklist

1. Take the Plagiarism Pre-Quiz. Take the Pre-Quiz to gauge your knowledge of the plagiarism format before you get started with the course materials.

2. Review the Barry University Dishonesty Policy. The policy is a good example of how many universities define plagiarism. If you're planning to attend graduate school, then you should be well-aware of how to not plagiarize.

3. Complete the lesson on plagiarism.

4. Review the examples of plagiarism provided by Princeton University.

5. Take the Plagiarism Post Quiz. Take the APA post-quiz to assess the new knowledge that you have learned about APA

After a successful score of 70% or above on the post-quiz, you can continue to module 3.